Asbestos-related disease accounts for around 4000 deaths a
year, the biggest single cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain.
More people die as a result of exposure to asbestos than in road accidents.
posted by The Asbestos Group October 26, 2009 14:35 | comments (1) | Asbestos NewsPM urged to act on asbestos deaths
A petition with over 24,000 signatures has been handed into 10 Downing Street calling on the government to fund a National Centre for Asbestos Related Disease (NCARD). Campaigners are fighting for a virtual centre to help fund research into asbestos related diseases including mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs.
posted by The Asbestos Group May 23, 2009 12:55 | comments (0) | Asbestos NewsCall to tackle asbestos in schools
Teaching unions have renewed their call on the government to remove asbestos from schools when they are refurbished under the Building Schools for the Future programme. The call came in private meeting with Gordon Brown this week.
posted by The Asbestos Group May 16, 2009 13:20 | comments (0) | Asbestos NewsUnions welcome pleural plaques progress
Unions have welcomed the fact a Private Members Bill, which is seeking justice for pleural plaques sufferers, has cleared its first Commons hurdle.
posted by The Asbestos Group May 02, 2009 11:55 | comments (0) | Asbestos NewsDoctor develops asbestos cancer
A hospital doctor believes he may be the latest victim of an asbestos cancer. James Partridge, writing in the Guardian, commented: “I was a doctor for 40 years - it was an interesting and rewarding occupation, and it never crossed my mind that while I was making people better, the hospital could actually be making me ill.”
